This is the inofficial information page about the tax heaven leak from April 2013 called “offshore-leaks”

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In 2016 the consortium of investigative journalists revealed a data leak. The story became known globally as “the panama papers”. The official webpage for it can be found here: https://panamapapers.icij.org/Some three years after the “offshore leaks” story went around the world the network ICIJ unvovers a new story, the so-called “Panama Papers”. Stories, backgrounds and newspaper articles will be published here soon. This page is independent and should be seen as a summary of the most important developments. This page is for sale!

What is offshore-leaks? J?

ICIJ is the “international consortium of Investigative Journalists. ICIJ is an active global network of 160 reporters in more than 60 countries who collaborate on in-depth investigative stories. They published secret datas about offshore tax heavens in April 2013 in a concerted action. http://www.icij.org/about

WIKIPEDIA ABOUT OFFSHORE-LEAKS

Offshore-Leaks in Wikipedia in English: LinkOffshore leaks is the name of a financial scandal that unmasked details of 130,000 offshore accounts in April 2013. Some observers have called it the biggest hit against international tax fraud of all times, although it has been pointed out that normal businesses may use the offshore legislation to ease formalities in international trade.[1][2] The report originated from the Washington D.C.-based investigative journalism nonprofit, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)), who collaborated with reporters around the world to produce the series of investigative reports. The investigation is based on a cache of 2.5 million secret records about the offshore assets of people from 170 countries and territories, obtained by ICIJ's director, Gerard Ryle.Offshore-Leaks in Wikipedia in German: LinkOffshore-Leaks (auch OffshoreLeaks) ist ein Leak vom April 2013, das die unternehmensinternen Datenbestände der beiden Weltmarktführer für Gründung und Verwaltung von Trusts an Offshore-Finanzplätzen betrifft. Die Daten gelangten ursprünglich über eine anonyme Person an die Journalisten des Internationalen Konsortiums für investigativen Journalisten (ICIJ). Der Umfang der Daten ist weit größer als bei allen vorangegangenen Leaks: Die Dokumente enthalten Daten über die Kundenbeziehungen, die etwa 130.000 Personen aus verschiedenen Ländern betreffen, darunter auch Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz. Sie enthalten außerdem Informationen über die Beteiligung zahlreicher Großbanken an diesem Geschäft.Breaking News from 4th April 2013breaking News from 16th April 2013Breaking News from 20th May 2013

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Portcullis Trustnet identifies “data thief”According to several different newspaper, Portcullis Trustnet, one of the two big companies involved in the offshore-leaks investigation said to have identified the data thief. The thief could be arrested and could be sentenced in case of beeing guilty. In Switzerland, there have been several trials against data-thief. One of the defendants commited suicide. Another one now lives with a new identity but is still haunted by officials. What is more worth, the integrity of people who seek financial optimisation in foreign country or tax fairness? Or even better, could it be possible to have both, tax fairness as well as integrity and discreetness? In Switzerland some even call for automatic information exchange from banks with the public authorities. This can’t be the right way in a society where the private sphere is the highest good.

Worthless Information??An Industry insider says, that most of the offshore-leaks story is nothing more than a marketing tool for ICIJ! Read his comment! QWealthreport

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a global stormMillions of secret, internal records from two of the biggest offshore account companies were sent anonymous to ICIJ. It exposes thousands of holders of anonymous wealth from around the world, including PEP (political exposed persons such as presidents) and plutocrats, famouse actors as well as sportsmen. Many people ask who is the source and which information really come to the press. Some believe that the datas are sorted already and only half of it is handed over to the ICIJ. Very important to say is, that structures such as Trusts and Foundations are not illegal and there are very good reasons for people and or institutions to create trusts. On the other hand it seems unfair against the normal people, when ultra-rich and famous hide wealth and/or do not pay taxes.

offshore leaks: breaking news .

Goals of offshore leaks? Offshore Leaks is a planned operation. The operation on a global scale could have the following goals: 1) uncover individual PEP’s for tax transparency2) individual countries are targets (BVI, Cyprus...)3) Other targets: institutions who forced tax havensThere are also other theories behind the operation’s true goals: not to «blitz» a particular offshore company, but to stabilise the global economy as a whole, to cause a political crisis in certain countries and, ultimately, to move the world into a state of controlled chaos. Moreover, the operation «Offshore leaks» is not regarded as self-contained, but as part of a much larger, global plan. In which case, operation «Offshore leaks» is a logical continuation of the operation to undermine the banking system of the offshore island of Cyprus. Link

ICIJ releases Offshore Leaks Database Revealing Names Behind Secret Companies, trusts. Readers can search information about the ownership of more than 100,000 offshore entities in tax havens and discover the networks around them.When Bernard Madoff built his $65 billion house of cards; when food distributors passed off horsemeat as beef lasagna in Europe; and when Apple, Google and other American companies set up structures to channel their profits through Ireland — they all used tax havens.They bought secrecy, minimal or zero taxes and legal insulation, the distinctive products that tax havens market and that allow companies to operate in a fiscal and regulatory vacuum. Link.